Thursday, July 6, 2017

Fact of the Day: Japanese Honeybees

Like many species of bees, Japanese honeybees must worry about attacks from hornets. When a hornet scout enters a hive, a mob of bees will form a ball around the hornet and move around so much that it causes the hornet to be almost powerless and also causes the temperature to rise so much that the hornet cannot tolerate it.

I didn't know that, Adam! We've been co-existing with a colony of honey bees in a pillar supporting our deck. As long as they (and the homeowners association) don't bother us, we're okay with live and let live. I'm exhausted from trying to find someone to extract and save them.